Japan encourages parents to let kids walk to school solo

[@MensVersion]

america has problems.....big problems.

[@williamhoang5308]

Guy Forget yes indeed

[@latintiger]

i agreed i live in NYC and it's not safe here

[@markplott4820]

***** every New Yorker that is NOT a criminal, should be issued a firearm.

[@latintiger]

Mark Plott agreed especially women. just past month there news about ppl attacking elderly and they showed videos of it, its like where is this world coming to? humans suppose to the dominant creature and yet we don't know how to make lives better for each other

[@markplott4820]

***** the Human is self distructive , we will eventually kill everyone to the Last Man and Last woman, we are Doomed.

[@fatemandouh6584]

the kid is so freaking cute!!!!!

[@soozyrandall7551]

OK

[@legalizebuckets594]

Pervert LOL

[@gumandkacyn]

@@legalizebuckets594 your mind is pervert... so you

[@jasfizarezany1098]

Comel sangat(Kawaii)😁😀

[@wendel3577]

FBI OPEN UP.

[@sudeep2580]

They are cleaning school themselves it is the best part of this documentary.

[@EnigmazGuide]

We asian clean our classroom.... At first it was stupid now im graduated i miss the times i can hang out and spend time with my friends while cleaning

[@potassium6810]

Yeah it's a normal thing in asia i guess (I'm not sure in private schools)

[@shenshen5968]

here in Philippines students are the one who cleans the classroom. No Janitors.

[@BeYourFlippinSelf]

@@potassium6810 in private school too.. especially in elementary, depends which school maybe.

[@camilamendes2733]

@@potassium6810 I study in a private school and we also clean our room. We tend to have a friendly competition with the other sections about who has the cleanest classroom lol

[@CarmenElRose]

I married Japanese and I'm glad that our daughter will grow up in a country like this. I'm ready to give her as much independence as she can handle :) I grew up with very overprotective grandparents and I still remember my childhood frustration with lack of freedom.

[@lolguy-x9n]

Lena what can parents do. sure I want kid to go on their own but bad people are lining up the streets.

[@katepausig8562]

@@lolguy-x9n Where do you live? Majority of the Western world is actually safe probably safer than the past. Your child has a higher chance of being kidnapped, raped, and/or abused by someone they know than some stranger.

[@lolguy-x9n]

@@katepausig8562 my child is ten. I have a difficulty sending her to shopping center 1km away to buy milk on her own. May be I would have been okay if I was in a village setting. but am in a city.

[@kpoptrash4085]

@@katepausig8562 I live in chicago so my child would never go to school alone unless I move to a safer city

[@Tawseef-ee1yj]

@@lolguy-x9n I don't think you need to send her to school alone. It's better safe than sorry .

[@idolcarol5264]

I’ve been in Japan for 30 yrs.& really loved the way they educate people the way they raising kids. And I think they are the #1 well mannered & disciplined country all over the world. Thank you Japan for being so good🙏❤️❤️❤️

[@luluflowers9277]

Thank you so much for loving us!! It's ab asset for us to have such nice person like you in our community ☺❤🙏🙏🙏

[@ItsMe-ic1gb]

been living here for 15. I have no idea what you are talking about. The kids are rude and bullying little brats who think the world owes them everything.

[@luluflowers9277]

@@ItsMe-ic1gb There are bullying anywhere in the world, even in the animal's world and kids' immaturity is not unusual, too. Why do you still live there for 15 years?? Where are you from and don't you think about going back to your country??

[@leooh3966]

@@ItsMe-ic1gbなんで離れないんだ？

[@bccbg3921]

This is amazing! Japan makes it safe for their children. It is a nation that lives like a village. They take care of each other.

[@inventor4279]

safER, not completely safe

[@glenndelossantos8431]

It takes a village to raise a child.

[@mountainous_port]

If a country only has one kind of people. They think the same and move the same. America is too mixed up. The mess of multiculturalism.

[@inventor4279]

@@mountainous_port you might wanna stop before you say anything to wild my guy

[@mountainous_port]

@@inventor4279 try me.

[@andreacoconut9667]

just a generation ago kids did everything alone

[@Quetzalcoatl-Dragon_97]

Andrea Coconut America is more dangerous than before.

[@davidb5205]

Amanda Hernandez - According to FBI crime stats on violent crimes, America is much safer now than it was in the 1980's. Homicide rates peaked in the 80s and have dropped since the 90s.

[@queenbulova5682]

Andrea Coconut ikr

[@kayladunaway7101]

I think, like everything, there needs to be a balance. Let a child do everything alone as soon a possible, and there can be some problems - problems with control, depression, lack of communication and respect between parent and child. And the same goes for doing everything for a child for as long as possible - lack of responsibility, poor time management skills, extreme dependence, ect. The child as an individual also needs to be taken into account. The age at which one might be comfortable doing a particular task alone can vary widely, with some needing a guiding push in the right direction.

[@JackFN_VR64]

I started to walk to school and home when I was 8 years old at a time when my country was on the brink of civil war. haha.

[@aliffoncexsone9]

Not just in Japan. Mostly in Asia. In malaysia, thailand and indonesia also have this kind of teaching. But just different crime rates. Malaysia might be little safer than Thailand & Indonesia but not even better than Japan. I do go to school by my own when I'm turned 8years.

[@NSS7]

Yes, im from Malaysia. I do walk to school and then ride bicycle when i get older.

[@umaruhimouto3740]

And In veitnam too

[@mspetiteerlis]

Naa... I’m Indonesian living in spore. My mom in law ( Malaysian ) still not happy I let my son (14 years old) travel to school by himself.

[@kumpulanvidiohiburan9801]

The distance from school to the house isnt that far.

[@dark321100]

u forget philippines :)

[@RicemanTV]

I did this too as a child in China. When I moved to the US I suddenly loss my freedom to move, I had to be shuttled everywhere.

[@Elite_Biscuit_1]

Wow

[@josem3466]

Rice man I also walked about 20 everyday to sch.knocked off and got home with no worries.maybe that’s y the USA has too many sick people.people are raised to ride cabs and buses they dnt walk enough

[@-gingersnowball-9838]

You are.... You know what I will say

[@jadewang7287]

That’s why I didn’t understand why Americans took “grounded” as a punishment when I went there in an exchange program at the age of 13. Who could stop me from leaving the house?

[@fandomencounter1672]

It’s more dangerous here, it sucks but that’s how it is

[@SonLe-wv9gn]

I love Japanese people. What a very nice country

[@marigeo6583]

In Japan, yes! In the rest of the world, big NO!

[@marinae4672]

The only country in the world where this is a bit NO are the USA. And England is on it's way there.

[@msjanegrey]

+Graff Fhe in Germany you tend to take the bike.

[@soozyrandall7551]

Yep, seconding Germany and Netherlands. I started at age 4, but transportation - especially in rural areas - is much more straightforward. You just walk, go on your bike or take a single bus route and you'll be there.

[@tyttiMK]

In Finland, too, from the first grade kids go to school alone.

[@hope_and_serenity]

nah my parents were born in Jamaica and my dad had to walk miles to get to school at a young age.

[@khadibadiane9394]

Hes so cute!

[@InspireMe819]

who? the old guy reporter?

[@Mayrita77]

TheBagBalm The guy is so cute too lol and also the kid😆

[@gabbiemarc3802]

That's one reason why Japan is my favorite in Asia snd South Korea.you will just love their people and culture.

[@dupondavignon869]

+Gabbie MarC : not really. I see several reason for this politics : - Parents spend less time with their children, so they can be more productive for economy - Japan has demography problems, and needs more natality. So, making young more independant will make them mature earlier, making them have sexual relations consequently. All this is not for the benefit of individuals, at least in its goals, and is for the collectivity. All this without saying the real goals, apparently.

[@Pluto102]

from which country are you from?

[@haehyukreal37]

Gabbie MarC south korea??? really?? i dont think so

[@AaA-qi6qm]

South koreans are racist.

[@haehyukreal37]

Aa A finally someone said it

[@takutubepalms]

I used to take the subway to elementary school when I lived in Tokyo. Now I go to work while watching over other people's children who take the subway to school. Just like strangers used to watch over me when I was an elementary school student.

[@georgesotiriou7051]

I have come to realize you guys are simply better than us

[@okgina]

"Is that strange?.." "NoOOo" That was so cute lol

[@fuzzyschwartz]

It seemed really edited, because he didn't understand the questions in English.

[@okgina]

@@fuzzyschwartz idk what ur talking about because i commented that five years ago ☠️

[@sHiNcHaN12850]

​@@okgina daym 😅😅😂

[@mhsmhs2217]

1:04 he looks adorable around the crowd lol

[@queenbulova5682]

Jizzy Buns and he seems to be mentally mature more than the average 7 year old.

[@FBI-mf3mb]

Good timing 👍👊

[@planetxtraa]

@@queenbulova5682 average american 7 year old, you mean.

[@mexicanofino9616]

not 🤣🤣🤣

[@1houroflove186]

If you're American and you can visit only 1 country, I think many would recommend JAPAN for its novelty, its architecture, its festivals, its geography, its people...👘🚅🗼⛩

[@Nexxarian]

I would like to have a vacation house someday there. Lol... like that might happen. Oh well.

[@kinglouisproduct]

And hentai

[@yilong76]

Let's not ruin Japan by motivating Americans to visit it....

[@rodolfo7077]

You forgot food and beer

[@renxob123]

Pls dont

[@ksant143]

I spent the last five weeks in Tokyo and Kyoto and let me tell you I have never felt so safe in a country/city before. I was walking around as a young woman with both headphones in, and shopping bags in hand with zero bother! Their train/metro system is so incredibly easy and impressive that we simply cannot compete.

[@fourthnianga4649]

Amazing! His uniform is so cute too especially his hat. Love Japan ❤️

[@itszohra6164]

japan is another planet which i want and wishto visit one day

[@Antony_Oscar]

In Finland kids living with more than 6km from the school get a free ride on a special school bus, some get a private taxi paid by the government (the taxi picks up several kids who live away from the bus route). So if the kid lives 5,9 km away they might need to walk for over an hour. Some parents choose to take their kids to school by their own car but I knew many who walked or cycled in the 2nd grade etc.

[@vertie2090]

I'm Finnish but I didn't know that. Always used to ride a bike everywhere by myself.

[@Bozewani]

the liklehood of Finnish children being abducted ont eh streets of tampere Espoo Helsinki or oulu is so remote it's unbelievable

[@wopmf4345FxFDxdGaa20]

As a Finn, I went to to school by myself always starting from the 1st grade. But for me the distance wasn't long.

[@aliismunadi2055]

I read that Finland is the best country for education and also the happiest country in the world. My question, what is the different between Finland and Japan, especially in education?

[@wopmf4345FxFDxdGaa20]

+Ali Ismunadi I guess it might be that in Asian countries discipline and order are valued very high and Asian cultures are also more hierarchic. In Finnish school, there is not much competition between students and schools. Majority of the population goes to public school, and all do same kind of public school up to 9th grade. After that Finnish students will choose if they want to go to high school, or to a vocational school to study a profession. After high school / vocational school, can go to university or college / university of applied sciences, that are free for Finnish citizens. Idea is that, whatever route you choose in school, still almost all doors would be open in the future to do something else. How you do in school as a kid, does not need to absolutely determine your rest of life. :) The first important tests are near 9th grade, when choosing where to go after elementary school.

[@Sempuukyaku]

Nothing she said here is inaccurate. She's just laying down the truth.

[@friedfrog5447]

everything you said was wrong and facts back it up

[@PakkiNakki]

Nice fAcTs there "Anamo South"

[@Prec1sion-Aim]

@Blackpilled Saint ur racist

[@Yumu-bx4hg]

What I’m Japanese living US, and i agree her 100%. Living 20years and I never had to use gun.

[@bobagowoof]

It’s gotten much better since this aired

[@4rquivox]

I trully admire japanese culture. Their kids are so smart and polite.

[@lillost]

Japan outfits their kids in the CUTEST little uniforms! The little shorts and the tassels. I can't take it! 😭😭

[@flakeyfilms5792]

Japan's culture is very wonderful, I wish I was born there. It hit me hard when the reporter mentions that the community watches out for the children, as if they all were the parents of the children, which isnt a rule but rather a cultural thing.

[@dylanhoward7668]

Its a culture that works too hard, and is expected to have too much responsabilities. Thats why they scored poorly in the World Happiness Report.

[@downthispath6538]

I think it's an Asian thing. Here in the Philippines, kids are encouraged to play outside after school in the afternoon, and because everyone knows everyone in a given neighborhood, it becomes an unspoken responsibility of the whole community to look out after the children when they're outside. I remember a foreign toursit vlogger who saw groups of children playing in the streets when he visited before covid, and he was wondering where the kids' parents are, why they're outside alone etc. He was framing it as the country being poor and unsafe that parents don't take good care of the kids. So the comments educated him that neighborhood kids are the whole neighborhood's responsibility, and here, as a community, we all look out for each other.

[@bletwort2920]

Western media has a habit of romanticizing foreign cultures. If you were Japanese if you have your own set of problems to deal with.

[@fafafifufu]

Singapore is safe as well. Most kids here go to school by themselves as there are no weirdos lurking around the streets.

[@mnf2139]

halifi sarif True!

[@wangchongnong1067]

halifi sarif My grandparents and parents don't trust me to walk to school alone cause I am a girl. Add the ducking fact that I am a Singaporean.

[@Mayrita77]

Blackpilled Saint Yeah you didn’t know that India has the highest rate for raping?

[@starryskyhighway9628]

Singaporean might be but im not guarantee about foreigners...maybe foreigners are the one who will kidnap the children

[@miyako1909]

@Felicia Golding Even if it is the most racially diverse country in Asia, there is the fact that most people there are still Asians with similar way of life and personal values so there isn't many conflicts like the bad history between blacks and whites in the US. Also, Singapore is really small.

[@mauicarbonell7717]

Japan is really very good in starting discipline and independence of their citizens at a very young age. I absolutely love Japan ❤️

[@kristaparsons3347]

2:23 ,she didn’t even let him finish his sentence about going to an American school ,that tells you how bad it is ..

[@reveluvlp1714]

Kinda sad american kids have deal with that well the rest of asian is not safe too but at least there no gun I think covid 19 it’s something I need rn 🥺💖

[@136760mas1]

WoW!!! I love Japan. It is a civilized society

[@santi0089]

I have just arrived from Japan yesterday. Having visited Tokyo and Osaka for 8 days. I have witnessed this first hand, seeing children even younger than 7yrs old walking to school with all their bags and water jugs. Walking to school all by themselves, others walking in group of 3s. All little kids.

[@alukuhito]

I wonder what country you're from. That was the norm for me as a kid in Canada too, and Canada is right next to the USA.

[@novrinkov0053]

​@@alukuhito In Japan, not only do children go to school, but when they get home, a few children will go out and play even in the dark. It's a much different level of safety than what you talk about in the old West.

[@alukuhito]

@@novrinkov0053 I don't know what you're trying to say. I live in Japan and think it's relatively safe for children in Japan. I've seen lots of young kids ride the trains by themselves in central Tokyo. You don't have to convince me that it's safer here than in Western countries. I was just mentioning that when I was a kid in Canada (long time ago), things were different then than now (in the West).

[@kellypremium8507]

This is no exaggeration. Walking alone to their school by themselves is a norm in Japan. There have been some terrible crimes in the past (hardly any gun related crimes) but not stopped the culture. In my town, there even are kind volunteers of local retired generations to watch the kids' safety at big crossings on the way and back!

[@phantranhoang343]

There was a case of a retired volunteer kidnapped, raped and killed a elementary school girl. He chose that girl because she was vietnamese and he thought he would get away with it because police would not care about vietnamese.

[@ramanus1487]

Japan is actually such a safe country. I would kill to live in Japan just so I can actually feel safe walking by myself just for going to the store.

[@RayRaySD941]

tart purin typical weeb comment

[@brownfitterman8567]

tart purin Japan is safe because they don't let people like you in the country

[@SillyKWilly]

I actually visited Japan. Walked around during the night and I felt completely safe. Completely different from night time in New York, but of course there are dangerous areas in Japan, so always be mindful.

[@fallout8541]

You won’t make it in if you’re a criminal.

[@michaelballard4916]

I'm going there in may but it will be a long flight, at around 18 hours

[@Cinedragon]

2:06 You always see that in Ghibli movies and anime, now I know it's based on real life :P

[@woozihae]

Yeah I do it like that too lmaoo

[@alexmendez9627]

His English is very good for being only 7 years old! Japanese infrastructure is so efficient and safe, it's exemplary.

[@jaycee330]

Er.... Japanese school education in English is spotty at best. I think it's because his mother speaks English is the reason he speaks it well.

[@subhankarbaral9236]

English education in Japan is not that great. I think since his mother visited US at some point and has good command over English is the reason behind his fluency. In fact, 96% Japanese can't speak any other language other than Japanese.

[@ダダヨニ]

流石に96%は盛り過ぎ😂 今は80%ぐらいです

[@kookiemonster7508]

0:45 his voice is so matured for a 1st grader

[@remesin11]

asian genes

[@roseliealfaro5042]

@@remesin11 True

[@muuming2001]

私から見ても３年生くらいに見える。彼は本当に１年生なんだろうか？

[@user-hr3bf3bp3i]

@@muuming2001彼の小学校の卒業生です。彼の制帽に付いてる赤色のボンボンは1年生か2年生しか付けられませんので、間違いなく低学年生であると思います。それにしてもしっかりしてますよね！

[@Mayrita77]

It should be like that everywhere. Our children should be everybody’s responsibility to take care of

[@gloriettaeroy4031]

Wow... congrats Japan! Love lots from the Philippines...

[@cowboyboopdoop]

It’s wonderful how safe it is in Japan. Kids are perfectly safe to travel alone and the adults always keep a close eye on them as well. I wish the rest of the world can be more like this

[@scanzon]

It's basically an unwritten rule that you leave the children alone (unless they ask for help). We saw 5 year olds navigating Tokyo Station alone while we were getting lost and disoriented. I have never felt more safe than when I was in Japan. The people are polite and the cities are extraordinarily clean.

[@Letstryagainpls]

Cant wait for the day I visit Japan. I love that my parents taught me to be independent and trusted me enough to let me walk to school by myself when I turned 10. One time a police officer pulled over and asked me where I was going. I told her school. She looked at me like I was crazy and then asked me why my parents would let me walk to school by myself. I told her my mom had to be at work by 6am, and my, dad who worked third, shift didnt get home in time to see me off to school so I always got up on time and got myself ready for school by myself. She was shocked. Soon after, I would always see the officer pulled over by park as if to watch over me as I made my way to school. Even though this was the inner city, I never felt unsafe. In today's world that would be considered neglect and my parents would be in big trouble. But it was definitely a much safer time back then.

[@veroniquendambo3242]

Japan is a wonderful and the best place to live from my perspective. Everything works to perfection, a world of superlatives. This a place I would live my country if I were to, and with no regret at all despite the fact that it is too far away from home. Tokyo, how I love and miss you.

[@garychadluayon270]

That's why I Loved Japan. The people there are very respectable and full of good values.

[@luntianghalaman]

wow I want to live in Japan. What a harmonious place they have.

[@georgenish]

I lived in Kamakura and my kindergarten was in Hayama. From home, I took a bus to Kamakura train station and boarded the Yokosuka line to the next station Zushi and got on the bus to Hayama where my Kingergarten was located, all by myself. Some of my classmates; 4 or 5 year old kids were doing the same. One day I jumped on a train going the opposite direction which I still do sometimes. I want to go back to those days!!!

[@wilburwood8261]

Kugenuma, Enoshima and Shichirigahama rocks too!

[@veroniquendambo3242]

Japanese have respect for themselves and people show them respect wherever they go. They deserve it. They are discrete, not boastful and do not force their ideas onto anyone.

[@whoknows987]

That's just amazing, I'm 16 and I can't even go to the store alone bc my parents are scared of me getting kidnapped and so do I.

[@legalizebuckets594]

This kid is lucky. Im 19 and my parents used to drop me off at school and now college...

[@amitayudas1411]

Having visited Japan a few times, I am amazed at how disciplined & organised it is. Crime is unheard of. Seven year olds commuting to school all alone gives the perfect picture.

[@wilburwood8261]

kind of socially forced to being disciplined & organized at all times can be stressful to some. One of the reasons of high suicide rates here.

[@katya.g524]

imagine living in a world where it's safe to walk alone as a child. i vividly remember almost getting kidnapped when i was eight.

[@jadevillarin5372]

It depends on a country not because they are Japanese. I salute those parents who raise their children with trust and to the government who makes their country safe!

[@HumanSagaVault]

That's got to be the cutest uniform I have ever seen of a gradeschooler.

[@QueenShireen]

I love the culture [and safety] of Japan. In a lot of European countries children learn to be independent at a young age too.

[@dannymegelicame427]

as I observed, Japanese kids are not lazy, I've taught Japanese many times, they share their routines... that was great ' !

[@Messy420]

It must be nice to live in place that you don’t have to worry walking alone and taking a train alone

[@LoLFaKeDoLL]

I used to go to school alone too, my school was on the other side of the town from where I lived, it was scary at first but then I enjoyed it more and more. After school I would wander around the town and visit relatives. It was fun

[@cm3655]

That is some good sweeping LOL -_-

[@Pluto102]

zoji rushi lmaoo

[@kirstyhill1493]

zoji rushi Hun why u judging

[@PrioBak]

one more thing i've never see 7yo sweeping on the public sidewalk

[@d1rtykn1ves]

At least it's fun

[@zam023]

It their home's sidewalk. Japan's homes, especially in cities do not have lawns. Their door opens up straight to the sidewalk. So it is commonly understood that the sidewalk is shared by the community and each household will look after its own, in order to keep the whole neighbourhood clean.

[@minmin-ye1my]

Japan is so safe and the Japanese has more etiquette than most Americans. Why can’t America be this safe and amazing?

[@CazPea]

I walked to school from aged 5, in 1970 England. Sadly, times aren’t quite so safe

[@ujjwalkamlapuri5839]

This is heaven in earth. Japan contained covid 19 without imposed lockdown it's show sincerity of Japanese one of the most safest country in this planet ,kids are independent they changed their behaviour.

[@yanyanVloqs]

Growing up Filipino this has always been a norm in our country, unless you come from a Rich family where you get your own service, going to school back and forth with classmates is such a precious childhood memory

[@athena3445]

low crime rate? 😉

[@yanyanVloqs]

@@athena3445 provincial areas

[@athena3445]

ah ganun ba? 🤔lagi yun din kuwento ng mga magulang ko sa panahon nila sa probinsiya... hindi katulad ngayon, marami na raw nagbago. 🥺

[@downthispath6538]

@@athena3445 hm, idk. It depends. I attended high school in Manila but I'm from Muntinlupa. So at age 11 I would commute for 2 hours every morning, 2 hours every afternoon, everyday. Depends on the parents and the area, I guess. My school in Manila was in Malate.

[@joshuavirata]

I go to school by myself by the time i was already second grade. Well living in a subdivision and the school distance being walkable helped alot. I think its just a matter of safety concern.

[@mexico2996]

Also it's cool that Japan community makes an alarm so people would know that kids are about to be on the streets so they'll be careful with them. Also there are people who help them if they don't know where to go which I believe that happens for a beginner.

[@iskriii]

Not only that their culture is expects children to be independent, they're also instilled with being helpful. In fact, they teach the kids to help out tourists who look like needs some any sort of assistance. This is why when you're lost in Japan the best person to ask for directions are kids in uniforms.

[@なな-s7g2b]

いや流石に観光客を助けるようにまでは教えられてないよ。聞かれたら教えるだろうけど。

[@Reme873]

JAPANESE society is very understanding and mature regarding needs and safety of children.I hope the world learns from them this good thing.

[@tamamiyamaguchi41]

As a Japanese I think that why Japanese people have been followed the traffic rules such as traffic signals strictly is because our society is always with independent kids that are walking everywhere on the streets and in the crowds. Adults have the duty to show the social rules to the kids. The society and the community watch over the kids to learn the social rules and skills.

[@konkonchikichin]

私は通学途中の子供達(小学生、中学生、高校生)が交通ルールを守らない時には厳しく注意します。 彼らは、それにより己の間違った行動を自省出来る柔軟な心根がまだ備わっています。 誰も叱らなければ、小さなルール違反なら許されるものと勝手な思い込みが刷り込まれ、そこに潜む大きな危険への鈍感さを助長してしまいます。 大人は子供達の良き見本でありたいですね🙆💓

[@erika5809]

日本では「小さな頃から1人で何もかも出来るように教育する」ことが親の愛情だと考えられています。 親に頼らず自分で学校に行き、自分で買い物をして、自分で掃除をする。 大人になって困らないように、子供の頃から自立心を育てることが子供にできる最大の愛情だと。 でも安全な国だからこそ出来ることかもしれません。 犯罪率の高い国ではどうしても親が子供へ過保護になることも仕方ないのかも。 私は日本に生まれて本当に幸せだと思います。

[@psychologicalmusic168]

This is the good activities for Japanese Parents, they always take care to all their child. I like Japan

[@JENDALL714]

Builds character so you don't grow up being terrified of your own shadow!

[@ryuutakahashi5556]

This is why i really love japan ,

[@precursors]

45 year old from Istanbul here. I used to take the traın to school every day by myself when I was a kid. World has changed a lot though

[@abandonedsoulbrokenone]

To describe Japan through one word is "Discipline" They are what Humanity should be, they are on the edge of perfection of Human kind

[@ecguide7181]

Salute to the Japanese people for protecting their future generations.

[@forgottenartist36]

Japanese Kids walk to school solo Westerners : omg how did they do that Philippines : *nothing new here*

[@theshriekinghominin1760]

Depends on the family I guess. But my uncle wouldn't even let his children walk to school alone that is only 1 block away from the house. I also remember still being driven to school in highschool.

[@insideAdirtyMind]

I am from Germany, it is totally normal to go to school alone

[@bimo176]

I guess it's safe for boys. But I don't think so with girls.

[@lovelymayi]

@@bimo176 As a girl who walks to school at a very young age, that depends because I have not encountered any accidents or so as I walk or ride to school.

[@bimo176]

@@lovelymayi well. It depends naman. Depende kung madami adik sa lugar.

[@Tinkle84]

Simply amazing...they are so advanced...so different from the rest of the world...

[@viz8746]

Japan is the safest country in the world. There is a very strong strain of national pride, honor, cooperation, and discipline in all Japanese dealings and in day-to-day conduct.

[@keptarareach4810]

Thats why i want to live in Japan just so i can have friends to walk to school with

[@Elite244]

I walked alone. Grade 2 and 3: 1/10th of a mile to bus stop. Grade 4 and 5 1/5 of a mile to school. Grade 6-8: 0.5 mile Grade 9-12: 1 mile. Those walks were great. Now, this was largely through suburban neighborhoods. If I had to walk down a no-shoulder road with cars screaming past it would have been different, but I would have found a way around that. America's neighborhoods become, over time, filled up with fences. Foot and bike paths and greenbelts must be built in and protected.

[@marinaashley9995]

My elementary was literally across the street from my house and I wasnt allowed to walk alone 😕

[@shenshen5968]

@@dotmerah6713 their school is just infront of their house

[@NegativeAccelerate]

I live in a town in Ireland. It’s super safe here. I’m a teenage girl and I have never felt scared while alone at night. I was in other countries where I’ve felt uncomfortable so I know it’s not just me being stupid. Anyways a lot of us take public transport to school and it’s very common to talk to people on our buses in my town. Although a guy I knew cycled to school and got hit by a car so I think it’s safer to take a bus or walk.

[@sadmimashahrin6769]

@@dotmerah6713 literally is more of a colloquial thing to emphasize on something.

[@janscorza7549]

As an American who lived in Tokyo for four years, I was very comfortable letting my children take the subway to school.

[@lalitpawar101]

Really appreciate this as children would learn if they do things at their own 👌

[@orlandogustar1717]

Im Filipino & all of us kids walk to school alone back then....the only difference with these kids is that they're wise enough to commute on their own..i find that amazing

[@Bibliothekaresse]

Cute kid, great reporter, and supereducational. This just made my day.

[@BsDjati]

this i why i like japan,safe country. not like my country -_- no safe public transportation cant use bicycle at big road full of car and motorcycle. and in the end i go to school with my parent till i graduate highschool so sad young day

[@ellabita6916]

Bagus Damarjati u must be live in jakarta 😂

[@muhamadirhamfaturahman8187]

Pemimpinnya gini jadi jangan ngarep ya wkwk

[@anasawitri2678]

Yes that's sad 😂 I'm also from Indonesia but I began to make a solo journey to school since I was 6. It's 2 KM from my house to school. Not really alone, we were three of friends. I enjoyed it

[@JoRoBoYo]

@TruthSeeker from the second day 😂😂

[@truthseeker1934]

I went to school alone from the second day after I (barely) knew the way to school and home.

[@3sm_yyy13]

I started walking to school in 2nd grade by myself till high school. And that’s because all three schools were two- five blocks away from my house and the other schools. And because my neighborhood was a very good and safe place. When I’d get out of school, I would go to my old school and see my old teachers again. And the fire department were also located behind my house.

[@cheezycount]

Japanese people teach their kids the value of hard work, respect, obedience at an early age.

[@balletartist6417]

he looks so cuuute❤❤❤❤😭😭

[@srishtichaudhary3580]

To the adored child, send them on journeys. Wow. Beautiful.

[@anonnymowse]

In the US some nosy neighbor would report the parents to CPS.

[@alijundelliro1397]

The decipline and security for children😍😍

[@Jay-qw1gq]

He is so cute and his mom is stunning

[@未来の学び]

日本人は　あなたたちが思うほど　同調圧力に抑圧されているわけではない。自分の行動が他人の迷惑になるかならないかを小さいときから考える習慣が あるんだ。

[@akita1934]

日本の社会で多発するいじめは｢同調圧力｣から生じるものです

[@Whereisthesource]

黙れ

[@pengpeng5457]

This first grader is more independent than my seventh grade classmates

[@pconrz]

We got to school on our own back in the 70's. After school we'd intentionally walk the opposite direction from home and went downtown. Rode the elevators in the buildings, got some comic books, sat outside the record store for awhile then caught a city bus home and still be home before our parents. 3rd grade thru 6th - then when we moved to the burbs. I had a hard time with the school crossing guards telling me where and when I could cross the street. They were pansies here in the burbs and the school work load was much lighter. This was the beginning of the decline of mature children in America as I viewed it and the dumbing down.

[@12times21]

I've seen little kids go to school on my public transport by themselves plenty of times while I was on my way to school. I watched them just in case anything happened (and I think everyone else was kind of doing the same) but they knew their stop and where to go from there so it is a thing for some students who have parents that work. These were 6 and 7 year olds as well so it really just depends on the situation. That said there are a lot of sickos out there so it's also scary to send babies alone like this.

[@nikaslife5813]

i live in london and i let my child go to school by her self , she is 10 i belive u can leave any where in world and think positive. kids need to learn to be strong i keep positive and let my child exprince life too

[@delilah28100]

A Japanese tradition called "first errand" where they send their kids, as young as 3, for an errand like buying eggs in the supermarket. Its to teach kids that they can depend on adults when they are in need of help.

[@luluflowers9277]

Yeah, it's really cute :) I did a lot when I was little, too.

[@boommakevideos1111]

That explains all the anime where you have 10 year olds going around town by themselves and then go to save the world after school.

[@damn671]

This happens everywhere in Asia. Nothing new. I started commuting to school at the age of 8 in the Philippines. I was taking 2-3 public transport just to get to school.

[@jumpmomongaable]

I think it’s rare among developed countries bc poor nation people come in and make countries unsafe. Japan is very developed but very strict to immigrations.

[@eat-myshorts]

grade one palang ako hehe hindi ako sumasakay sa hapon naglalakad na lang ako makabili lang nang pang isnack 😂

[@heardpatterned]

@@jumpmomongaable lmao😭 it be y'all own people who does some weird stuff

[@charlynmalaga7136]

truee age ko na 5 nag lalakad n ako papasuk 🤣 tinitipid ko na baon ko pra may pangkain hahaha mababait kc ang asian

[@downthispath6538]

@@jumpmomongaable wait holdup.... in "poor nations", parents let their kids walk to school and be independent at a young age. But in developed countries it's unsafe because of... the poor people from poor nations?? The logic doesn't check out lmao.

[@sukiyaki4414]

I grew up walking to school. Love it coz I get to talk to my friends while walking

[@aisharowe8692]

Korean kids, Japanese kids, Chinese kids I love them they are so cute

[@irahwebster1088]

Japan 🇯🇵 is a great country!👍🏿